Schools in Sirawai, Zamboanga del Norte

By Mark Anthony Llego · Published 1 November 2026 · Updated 3 November 2026

SY 2024-25 data from DepEd as of 25 October 2025

Summary

Sirawai's 17 schools held 7,102 learners in SY 2024-25, with another 357 in ALS. Enrollment in schools fell 3.7% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted, as public schools fell 3.8% and private schools grew 16.7%. Public schools hold 99% of the learners in schools, against 85% nationally, and private schools hold 1%, against 14% nationally.

With 244 public teachers, Sirawai has the second most learners per teacher in public schools among the 27 cities and municipalities in Zamboanga del Norte. Leaving out one school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Dacon Learning Center Annex - Sahara, with 91 learners per classroom. Of the 16 reporting public schools, all have electricity, while five, or 31%, have no internet against 36% in Region IX.

The list of the 17 schools, with learners, teachers and classrooms for each, is the next thing to look at on the page.

Schools: 17; No change from SY 2023-24; 16 public, 1 private
Community learning centers: 20; Down 3 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 7,459; Down 295 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 244; Down 30 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 216; Down 2 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

For SY 2024-25 and all schools, whatever is chosen above.

Sirawai has the 18th most learners of the 27 cities and municipalities in Zamboanga del Norte, and the 2nd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.7% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.8% and private schools grew 16.7%.
Of the learners in schools, 99% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 1% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Sirawai CS (1,620 learners), Sirawai National High School (1,611 learners) and Piacan Elementary School (509 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Dacon Learning Center Annex - Sahara, with 91 learners per classroom.
Of the 16 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 1 (6%) has no water, against 3% in Region IX; 5 (31%) have no internet, against 36% in Region IX.
The 16 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱17.0 million. Across the 16 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,825 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 7,459 learners, 7,102 in schools and 357 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	7,459
In schools	7,102
In community learning centers (ALS)	357
Male	3,787
Female	3,672

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	4,572	14	0	4,586
Junior High School	1,660	0	0	1,660
Senior High School	856	0	0	856
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	9	9
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	45	45
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	303	303

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	290	273	563
Grade 1	371	285	656
Grade 2	367	297	664
Grade 3	417	373	790
Grade 4	304	320	624
Grade 5	300	315	615
Grade 6	303	310	613
Grade 7	238	295	533
Grade 8	212	214	426
Grade 9	147	196	343
Grade 10	164	194	358
Grade 11	196	236	432
Grade 12	190	234	424
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	37	24	61
ALS Basic Literacy Program	4	5	9
ALS A&E elementary	35	10	45
ALS A&E secondary	212	91	303
All grades	3,787	3,672	7,459

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	291
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	565
All tracks	856

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	87	94	181
Elementary	1,077	1,061	2,138
Junior High School	1	0	1
All	1,165	1,155	2,320

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	194	204	398
Elementary	1,286	1,258	2,544
Junior High School	394	543	937
Senior High School	206	235	441
All	2,080	2,240	4,320

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Other School-Initiated Intervention	12	14	26

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 17 schools and 20 community learning centers.

Schools and community learning centers by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools and community learning centers by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	16
Private schools	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	20
All	37

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	14
Kindergarten to Grade 12	1
Junior and senior high	2
Community learning centers (ALS)	20

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
Community learning centers (ALS)	20
DepEd managed	16
Non-sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 244 teachers and 32 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	244
Non-teaching personnel	32
All personnel	276

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	141
Junior High School	82
Senior High School	21
All teachers	244

Learners per teacher by level, public schools, SY 2024-25

Learners per teacher by level, public schools, SY 2024-25
Level	Learners per teacher
Elementary	32.4
Junior High School	20.2
Senior High School	40.8

School resources

SY 2024-25: 216 classrooms and 263 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 216
Seats (approximate): 5,585
Toilets: 263
Functional computers: 552
Faucets: 211; 157 with water

Classrooms, seats, toilets and computers by level, public schools, SY 2024-25: shares of each by level

Classrooms, seats, toilets and computers by level, public schools, SY 2024-25, with learners per resource
Measure	Elementary	Junior High School	Senior High School
Classrooms	123	62	31
Learners per classroom	37.2	26.8	27.6
Seats (approximate)	2,566	1,403	1,616
Learners per seat	1.8	1.2	0.5
Toilets	137	83	43
Learners per toilet	33.4	20.0	19.9
Functional computers	261	235	56
Learners per computer	17.5	7.1	15.3

Public schools with a water supply, by level, SY 2024-25

Public schools with a water supply, by level, SY 2024-25: number of schools
Level	With water supply	Without
Elementary	13	1
Junior High School	2	1
Senior High School	1	2

Public schools by electricity supply and level, SY 2024-25

Public schools by electricity supply and level, SY 2024-25: number of schools
Level	Grid supply	Off-grid supply
Elementary	10	4
Junior High School	2	1
Senior High School	2	1

Public schools with internet access, by level, SY 2024-25

Public schools with internet access, by level, SY 2024-25: number of schools
Level	With internet access	Without
Elementary	9	5
Junior High School	2	1
Senior High School	1	2

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	56
Male	56
Shared	140
For persons with disabilities	11
All toilets	263

Faucets in public schools, with and without water, SY 2024-25

Faucets in public schools, with and without water, SY 2024-25
Faucets	Number
With water	157
Without water	54
All faucets	211

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	16
Entrance Gate	12
Playground	11
Solar Panel	10
Offices	9
Exit Gate	8
Permanent Perimeter Fence	8
Temporary Perimeter Fence	8
Covered Court	6
Computer Room	3
Clinic	2
Faculty Room	2
Home Economic Room	2
Industrial Arts Room	2
Library/Learning Resource Center	2
Science Laboratory	2
Canteen	1
Conference Room	1
Data File Room/Records Room	1
Speech Laboratory	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1
Supply Room	1

List of schools

Every school in Sirawai, Zamboanga del Norte in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Sirawai, Zamboanga del Norte: 17 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Bitugan Elementary School	Public	133	7	5
Dacon Learning Center	Public	441	6	12
Dacon Learning Center Annex - Sahara	Public	273	6	3
Dacon National High School	Public	404	16	21
Danganon Elementary School	Public	56	3	4
Doña Cecilia Elementary School	Public	423	14	9
Imam Jamahali Ode Elementary School	Public	198	7	7
Lambog Jubael Elementary School	Public	96	4	4
Mauricio V. Landingin Integrated School	Public	892	32	43
Panglima Utoh Aban Elementary School	Public	118	6	5
Piacan Elementary School	Public	509	15	17
Sirawai CS	Public	1,620	46	30
Sirawai National High School	Public	1,611	66	50
Sirawai Sto. Niño Parochial School, Inc.	Private	14	Not reported	Not reported
Sta. Maria Elementary School	Public	109	6	0
Tapanayan Elementary School	Public	76	3	5
Tibalos Elementary School	Public	129	7	1

DepEd's public report has teachers and classrooms for public schools only.

About this data

Teachers, classrooms and facilities are for public schools only: DepEd's public report has them for no other schools.

Each school year's figures for Sirawai, Zamboanga del Norte count the schools DepEd placed there that year. Figures come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked

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